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Johnnie L. Richards
(Obituary ~ 10/07/14)
Johnnie L. Richards June 27, 1923 - Oct. 4, 2014 OBERLIN, Kan. -- Johnnie L. Richards, 91, died Saturday (Oct. 4, 2014), at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. He was born June 27, 1923, to Elmer and Edith (Holliday) Richards in Decatur County, Kansas...
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Imelda M. Hays
(Obituary ~ 10/07/14)
Imelda M. Hays Dec. 31, 1931 - Oct. 6, 2014 McCOOK, Neb. -- Imelda M. Hays, age 82, of McCook, passed away at Hillcrest Nursing Home on Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. She was born in McCook on Dec. 31, 1931, to Andrew and Mary (Schutte) Kohmetscher. She attended school in McCook. ...
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Joyce J. Webb
(Obituary ~ 10/07/14)
Joyce J. Webb June 3, 1926 - Oct. 4, 2014 ARAPAHOE, Neb. -- Joyce J. Webb, 88, died Saturday (Oct. 4, 2014), at her home in Arapahoe. She was born on June 3, 1926, at Arapahoe to William and Sophie (Remington) Breinig. She graduated from Arapahoe High School in 1945. ...
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Chamber plans fall events
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
McCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook Area Chamber of Commerce has a number of activities planned for the rest of the month...
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Authorities report flurry of IRS scam calls
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
McCOOK, Neb. -- Law enforcement officials are again warning of phone calls from scam artists posing as Internal Revenue Service and other government officials in an attempt to extort area residents. The scammers state their call is the last contact before legal action will be taken, giving their victim a small time window to call back or risk legal action, according to a press release from the McCook Police Department issued Monday morning...
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Pantry clients double, food drive Saturday
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
McCOOK, Neb. -- The number of people who benefitted from the McCook, Nebraska, Pantry increased by nearly 1,400 from 2012 to 2013. The number of family units/people served has more than doubled over the past 8 years. Trends so far this year indicate that Pantry usage is still increasing, as the number of people served is up 22 percent over the same seven months of 2013...
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For sale: Rail front property, includes jail cells
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
McCOOK, Neb. -- City officials will focus efforts in the coming months on selling the former McCook Public Safety Center building on West Fifth Street, after the McCook City Council indicated a desire to eliminate the expense and upkeep of the now-vacant building...
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Courthouse now polling place
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
McCOOK, Neb. -- The Red Willow County Courthouse is now a polling place for early voters, meaning no campaigning within 200 feet and any signs will be removed by the county clerk. Registered voters may vote at the County Clerk's Office any time during office hours, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Nov. 3. Election Day is Nov. 4. The ballot is posted on the election commissioner's page of the county's website at http://www.co.red-willow.ne.us...
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Electricity shares blame, credit in household fires
(Editorial ~ 10/07/14)
Too often, when authorities make a news report following a fire, "electrical" is listed as a suspected cause. It's true that electricity can cause destruction when it's not confined to the proper circuits -- or occurs in the wild, such as the bolt of lightning that ripped the bark from a tree on West 10th Street Sunday evening...
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Fifty years and counting
(Column ~ 10/07/14)
A wise man said that "You can't go back" and he was right because things change. Change they did because we did go back and in the 49 years since we last left Cape Cod, it was a little hard to recognize our old haunts. Some 50+ years ago Uncle Sam saw fit to assign Grannie and me plus one baby to duty at Otis AFB on Cape Cod. ...
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Help needed
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/07/14)
McCook Concert Association wishes to thank the Fox Theatre for donating the venue rental for the Sept. 27 concert. We also wish to thank those individuals who donated cash in honor the late Cindy Kohmetscher, a long-time concert association volunteer. We also want to acknowledge the 220 adults and 30 families who purchased season tickets to support the concert series this year...
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Bountiful harvest left to rot
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/07/14)
America is so bless with bounty but way to many think food has to come from giant grocery stores. Past generations must roll over in their graves for the waste and seeing no one willing to do the work of harvesting locally. So much Bounty just left to rot...
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